QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2843

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

TM006

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

4/11/1987

Where was the documentation day held?

Tucson Mall

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

66"

3. Quilt Length:

80"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Square corners

7. Predominant Color(s):

Green; Red

9. Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

Other damage to quilt:

Stems faded to tan. Unwashed

14. Date of Quilt:

1876-1900

Date quilt completed:

c1899

15. Source of Fabric:

Sewing scraps

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.2. Alternate name(s) for block pattern in common use:

Tree of Life

Describe the source of the pattern:

Family and friends

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

14x14.5

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing; Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe other spacing style:

The corners are pieced-9 patch-5 white, 4 red

20. Sashing width:

1.75". The corners measure 1.75x1.75

22. Borders:

Multiple

22.2. Border descriptions:

1.75" pieced border, same as sashing, connected by corner blocks.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique; Machine Applique; Other applique

Unique binding materials?

The corners are rounded. The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain; Home cut

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:

.25"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Medium

29.2. Quilted by:

Boaz, Olivia Tennessee

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White, red

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

6

Other quilting designs used:

Diagonal. Zigzag in the sashing. Zigzag in the border. Quilted in two colors-white and red. The quilting stitches were uneven.

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Unbleached muslin

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Probably original design.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Vame, Emily D.

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was previously owned by Marilyn Harpole Wright (owner's mother), Lottie McNeilly Harpole (owner's grandmother), Maggie Olivia Boaz McNeilly. The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1987.

2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:

Pictures of quiltmaker, Family Bible records

3. Quilt maker's name:

Boaz, Olivia Tennessee

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

07-10-1849

Death date:

Nov. 21, 1938, Boaz Chapel, Fulton, KY

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Scotch-Irish

Religious affiliation:

Primitive Baptist

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Slayden

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Primitive Baptist preacher

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

7. Name of quilting group

Probably belonged to a group.

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

She was known as "Aunt Tennie." When listing patterns she had used, it totaled 25 or 30.

9. Available sources for the quilt maker:

There are other quilts by this maker.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kentucky (KY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Source of the information on this quilt:

Maker is owner's great-great-grandmother.